Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has reportedly submitted a resignation letter, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) taking control of national affairs and decision-making. The report, from Iran International, stated the president felt unable to run the government and fulfill his responsibilities under the circumstances. The president's office and his deputy head of communications have denied the report, stating he would not be stepping down. The report also noted it was unknown if Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei would accept the alleged resignation. This comes as U.S. forces attacked a cargo ship they claimed was attempting to breach their naval blockade of Iran on Saturday.In fullIran-US war latest: US fires at ship ‘breaching’ Hormuz blockade as Israel captures key Lebanon castleThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Iran’s president reportedly submitted resignation letter
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleIran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has reportedly submitted a resignation letter, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) taking control of national affairs and decision-making. The report, from Iran International, stated the president felt unable to run the government and fulfill his responsibilities under the circumstances. The president's office and his deputy head of communications have denied the report, stating he would not be stepping down. The report also noted it was unknown if Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei would accept the alleged resignation. This comes as U.S. forces attacked a cargo ship they claimed was attempting to breach their naval blockade of Iran on Saturday.In fullIran-US war latest: US fires at ship ‘breaching’ Hormuz blockade as Israel captures key Lebanon castleThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Iran's President Pezeshkian reportedly submitted a resignation letter citing IRGC control over national decisions; his office denied the claim. Political instability in Tehran, concurrent with a U.S. naval blockade of Hormuz, raises energy supply chain and operational risk flags for companies with regional exposure.
